Epic

“Epic – The First Semester never quite becomes the sweeping romance its title promises. Instead, it settles into something smaller and, at its best, more affecting: a collection of memories, arguments, songs and silences that captures young love as a series of moments that slowly become a life together.”

“After a promising first half, the film gets into a monotonous zone and gets tedious to sit through. The overreliance on telling a personal story as it happened without adding enough drama, worked against the film. You may give it a try for some sensible writing and a few good moments in the first half but it definitely is not what the audience expected from Aditya Hasan's debut feature film.”

“Epic starts with 90s nostalgia but soon settles into mediocrity. A passable first half is followed by a boring second half with no convincing conflict in the live-in relationship leading to an unsatisfying ending.”

“Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya have genuine chemistry but the film is undone by a sluggish narrative that circles the same emotional territory for two hours.”

“Overall, EPIC – First Semester is a disappointing mixed bag. A few portions are youthful, entertaining and poetic, but much of the film feels silly, dragged out and unconvincing, especially in the middle. Young audiences may relate to a few moments, but for regular moviegoers, the film offers more frustration than satisfaction.”

“EPIC – First Semester deals with emotional dysregulation in a relationship, but the drama doesn't build it effectively. The film struggles with writing inconsistencies and uneven emotional engagement, and after a promising start, it loses steam.”

“On the whole, Epic ends up much like its lead characters: eager to explore a new world, but not entirely sure how to navigate it. It gets some things right, while others remain a muddle.”